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title_ja=ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)|
title_ja=ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)|
title_ja_trans=Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 1) |
title_ja_trans=Rocket Gang VS Plasma Gang! (Part 1) |
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screenshot=BW023-unaired.png|
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broadcast_jp=Skipped |
broadcast_jp=Unaired |
broadcast_us=Skipped |
broadcast_us=Unaired |
en_series=Black & White |
en_op=N/A |
en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op=[[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ!]] |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ!]] |
ja_ed=[[Fanfare of the Heart|心のファンファーレ]] |
ja_ed= [[Fanfare of the Heart|心のファンファーレ]] |
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scenario=冨岡淳広 |
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(Japanese: '''ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]<!--It is scheduled to air in Japan on *day* and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
(Japanese: '''ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)''' ''{{tt|Rocket Gang|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma Gang|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]<!--It is scheduled to air in Japan on *day* and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.


This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original [[BW024 (unaired)|BW024]], indefinitely due to similarities to the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', its events have been removed from continuity. Despite this, TVTokyo has said it will someday air, but only once an airdate that does not interrupt the schedule of the current series has been selected.{{fact}}
This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original {{OBP|BW024|unaired}}, indefinitely due to similarities to the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement has not been updated or clarified since, and as of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', this episode's events have been removed from continuity.  
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{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]]. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. Sensing danger, Officer Jenny tells Ash's group to make their way back to Castelia City, but they get sidetracked by [[Sunglasses Krokorok|a persistent nemesis]] looking to settle things with {{AP|Pikachu}}, the battle leaving Pikachu in a bad state.
{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]]. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. Sensing danger, Officer Jenny tells Ash's group to make their way back to Castelia City, but they get sidetracked by [[Sunglasses Krokorok|a persistent nemesis]] looking to settle things with {{AP|Pikachu}}, the battle leaving Pikachu in a bad state.


After collecting the Meteonite, Giovanni and the rest of [[Team Rocket]] return to Castelia City and crash a masquerade party held for the most elite people of Unova. [[Looker]] appears, picks up Ash's group along with Juniper and Jenny and helps them infiltrate the party, at which Giovanni is set to demonstrate the Meteonite's power to the guests and ransom total control of the Unova region. However, the Meteonite's active energy causes Pikachu to fall ill and lose control of it's own electric power.
After collecting the Meteonite, Giovanni and the rest of [[Team Rocket]] return to Castelia City and crash a masquerade party held for the most elite people of Unova. [[Looker]] appears, picks up Ash's group along with Juniper and Jenny and helps them infiltrate the party, at which Giovanni is set to demonstrate the Meteonite's power to the guests and ransom total control of the Unova region. However, the Meteonite's active energy causes Pikachu to fall ill and lose control of its own electric power.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
<!--* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s-->
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s
<!--* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s-->
<!--* [[Nurse Joy]]-->
<!--* [[Nurse Joy]]-->
* [[Officer Jenny]]
<!--* [[Don George]]-->
<!--* [[Don George]]-->
* [[Looker]]
<!--* [[Ghetsis]]-->
<!--* [[Ghetsis]]-->
<!--* [[N]]-->
<!--* [[N]]-->
* [[Professor Juniper]]


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
<!--[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Pokémon}}-->
<!--[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Pokémon}}-->
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
<!--* {{p|Tranquill}} ({{OP|Ash|Tranquill}})-->
<!--* {{p|Tranquill}} ({{OP|Ash|Tranquill}})-->
<!--* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})-->
<!--* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})-->
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<!--* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})-->
<!--* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})-->
<!--* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Joy|Audino}})-->
<!--* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Joy|Audino}})-->
<!--* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovani|Persian}})-->
<!--* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})-->
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Aditionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the anime debuts of [[Team Plasma]] and {{p|Liepard}} and the return of [[Looker]].
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the anime debuts of [[Team Plasma]] and {{p|Liepard}} and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|original outfits]] in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|new outfits]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|original outfits]] in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|new outfits]].
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===Errors===-->
===Errors===-->
===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but the dubbing was not completed before the episodes were delayed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>
* According to [[Tom Wayland]], this episode and the next one were sent to [[The Pokémon Company International]], but they were never dubbed.<ref>https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Project Anime notice}}
{{Project Anime notice}}


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Revision as of 15:53, 8 January 2018

Future episode This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not yet aired anywhere in the world. As such, it is a reflection of what is currently known about the episode, rather than coverage of the episode as a whole.
BW022 : A Venipede Stampede!
Best Wishes series
BW024 (unaired)
ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)
BW023-unaired.png
Rocket Gang VS Plasma Gang! (Part 1)
First broadcast
Japan Unaired
United States Unaired
English themes
Opening N/A
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ベストウイッシュ!
Ending 心のファンファーレ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume
No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編) Rocket Gang VS Plasma Gang! (Part 1)) was intended to be the 23rd episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 680th episode of the Pokémon anime.

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original BW024, indefinitely due to similarities to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement has not been updated or clarified since, and as of Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, this episode's events have been removed from continuity.

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Plot

Giovanni arrives in Unova to oversee the collection of the Meteonite from the Relic Castle in the Desert Resort. Meanwhile, Ash, Iris and Cilan travel to the Desert Resort with Professor Juniper and Officer Jenny to investigate why a swarm of Venipede attacked Castelia City in the previous episode. However, their helicopter is shot down by a Liepard owned by three members of a mysterious organization, who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. Sensing danger, Officer Jenny tells Ash's group to make their way back to Castelia City, but they get sidetracked by a persistent nemesis looking to settle things with Pikachu, the battle leaving Pikachu in a bad state.

After collecting the Meteonite, Giovanni and the rest of Team Rocket return to Castelia City and crash a masquerade party held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker appears, picks up Ash's group along with Juniper and Jenny and helps them infiltrate the party, at which Giovanni is set to demonstrate the Meteonite's power to the guests and ransom total control of the Unova region. However, the Meteonite's active energy causes Pikachu to fall ill and lose control of its own electric power.

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Dub edits

References

BW022 : A Venipede Stampede!
Best Wishes series
BW024 (unaired)
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